36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
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STI/PTA/CH1
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119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
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(a) Designation.—June 14 is Flag Day.
(b) Proclamation.—The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—(1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
110(a)36:157 (words before 1st comma).Aug. 3, 1949, ch. 385, 63 Stat. 492.
110(b)36:157 (words after 1st comma).
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